Indoor mites and forensic acarology

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 135-142

  Solarz, Krzysztof ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergenic acarofauna; Domestic mites; Forensic acarology; House dust mites; House dust mite atopy; Indoor mites

Indexed keywords

MITE; SAMPLING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SURVEY; SURVEY DESIGN; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DUST; FORENSIC SCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLAND; POPULATION DENSITY; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; DUST; FORENSIC SCIENCES; POLAND; POPULATION DENSITY; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

ACARI; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

EID: 70349997041     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9292-9     Document Type: Article

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